Dubai, United Arab Emirates – March 15, 2016 – Aptec, an Ingram Micro (NYSE: IM) company, one of the largest technology distributors in the META region (Middle East, Turkey and Africa), received the “Visionary Leadership award” by IBM at the Interconnect 2016 conference held from 21st to 25th February 2016 in Las Vegas, USA. The award was received by Bill Donahue, VP Global IBM Business Development of Ingram Micro Inc. The award comes as recognition of Aptec’s continuous endeavor in the field of security.

“We are delighted with this recognition from IBM. Our recently launched Ingram Micro Cyber Security Business Unit has fast become recognized as a leading provider of next generation security products, consultancy, professional services and training" said Dr. Ali Baghdadi, Senior VP and Chief Executive of Ingram Micro Inc, META region.

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